Nerds at the Beach: A REUNION VIDEO!

2012-05-29 · documentary visit · John, Hank, Katherine Green · 2:17 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Personal life · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: on location, guest or collab, community lore

John and Hank, together at a family reunion in Seaside, Florida, make a jokey beach reunion video: the reunion gag, Hank reading Endymion, an inner-tube internet metaphor and a wet-hair 'noodle attack'.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Reunion-video opener in 'beautiful Florida'; it's hot; family reunion in Seaside, Florida

• ★★ both: The brothers open with their reunion-video gag (each 'here in beautiful Florida', John: 'What? It's a reunion video!'); John says it never gets old, though viewers may disagree. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Reunion video, Florida
• ★★★ John says he and Hank are at a family reunion in Seaside, Florida, which he calls the world capital of teenagers who don't know who they are. — 00:00:18 · Florida

00:00:26 — Beach montage over dramatic music

00:00:53 — Floats for Henry; Hank reading Endymion and winning a phone game; inner tube and 'bigger tubes' internet metaphor

• ★ both: Hank is reading Endymion at the beach; John calls him a nerd. (playful) — 00:00:57
• ★★ both: Hank likens John's inner tube to the internet ('we just all want bigger tubes'); John calls it the worst of the tortured metaphors he draws in Thoughts from Places videos. (playful) — 00:01:17 · Thoughts from Places

00:01:33 — Katherine's noodle attack; Hank's wet hair ('Justin Bieber'); second montage; John's sign-off on Hank's marriage

• ★ John tells Hank that, though he is the younger brother, his marriage continues to be an inspiration to John. — 00:02:12 · Hank Green · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated

In the description and comments

• ★ The description says the brothers return to the seashore, scene of their first reunion video, to prove they are still massive nerds. — video description · Reunion video

Humor (dominant)

• Both brothers announce they are 'here in beautiful Florida' as if surprised to find each other. — 00:00:05

  “What? It's a reunion video!”

• John describes Seaside, Florida, where they are on holiday. — 00:00:20

  “The world capital of teenagers who don't know who we are.”

• John's inner tube is 'all the tube you need'; Hank compares it to the internet. — 00:01:23

  “We just all want bigger tubes!”

Threads in this video

• told · The Green family reunion in Seaside, Florida (2012) — John reports that he and Hank are at a family reunion in Seaside, Florida. (00:00:18)

Where the stories that moved here went next

• The Green family reunion in Seaside, Florida (2012) — told 3×, last update 2023; last: retold, 2023-12-24

Mentioned

Central: Seaside, Florida

Also: Florida · Henry Green · Justin Bieber · Katherine Green · Reunion video · Thoughts from Places

Only in the description or credits: DFTBA Records

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